All Chapters of Thetered To The Five Alphas: Chapter 1 - Chapter 4

The cold edge of a silver blade pressed against my throat, slick with my own blood."Look at me, Evelyn," a voice commanded—a voice that used to whisper vows of forever into the crook of my neck.I forced my eyes open, my vision swimming in crimson. Alexander stood over me, his golden hair dusted with ash, his red-gold eyes cold and devoid of the burning passion they once held. Behind him, the ruins of the Red Moon Altar stretched into the fog, smelling of sulfur, scorched earth, and genocide.My breath caught in my throat, coming in ragged, shallow wheezes. A deep gash across my ribs burned like liquid fire. I wasn't dead yet, but the blood pooling beneath my back told me I didn't have minutes left."Why?" I rasped, the word tearing at my dry, iron-tasted throat."You brought corruption to the Five Packs," Alexander said softly, though his knuckles turned white against the hilt of his broadsword. "The madness in your blood was destroying everything we swore to protect. We had no choi

The council hall of the Unification Citadel smelled of damp oak, cheap tallow, and the cold sweat of a dozen guards standing post outside. Inside, a ten-meter black stone table bisected the room. Faded sunlight filtered through dusty stained glass, casting bruised shades of red and blue across the granite floor.My steps felt heavy as I descended the winding staircase. The silver gown rustled softly against the stone, catching briefly on the aged, warped wooden treads. There was no music, no velvet runner. Just the scrape of my hem and the rhythmic click of my heels echoing through the quiet space.Memories from my past life hit me like a sudden draft. Two years ago, in this very room, they hadn't offered me a chair. I had stood at the far end like an accused criminal while they passed parchment drafts back and forth, deciding which territories would bleed to hold the border. It was here they first stopped looking at me as a Luna and started treating me as an infection.Now, five men